After leaving Kirtland we headed to upstate New York for some more fun. Our next stop was Niagra Falls . . . Wow! Wow! Wow! I just have to say that if you are looking for a great place to go I suggest Niagra Falls. We first headed to 'Cave of the Winds' where we got to down to the bottom of the falls. They even gave us special sandals to wear down, so we didn't ruin our shoes.
We took an elevator down to a series of wooden decks that they have to rebuild each year. These decks lead you right up into the falls to what they call the 'Hurricane Deck' and let me just tell you that the name says it all. The boys loved it!
Then, we took the trolly around to take a boat ride on the Maid of the Mist.
I thought it was just going to be a nice little boat ride to get a great view of the falls, and it was but that was not good enough.
They took us right into the horseshoe falls for an up close and personal experience. And let me just say that it was AWESOME! It was hard to get a picture because of all the water but I think this one turned out nicely!
We realized later that we can now say that we went into Canada on this trip. It may have been on the boat ride but it was Canada nonetheless!
After our great boat ride we enjoyed a little movie on Niagra Falls, and we headed out to our campsite. It was a little ways away, so we had to work really hard to keep Jacob awake on our short drive. We then had fun setting up our camp and eating a little dinner including a fun treat of Timbits from Tim Horton's, a doughnut shop that James enjoyed while serving his mission.
It then began to rain, so we just stayed in the tent for the remainder of the evening. The boys enjoyed a movie during which two of them fell asleep!
They seemed to sleep well because Michael looked nice and refreshed in the morning! We were even still dry which was impressive considering the amount of rain we enjoyed during the night. It was our first camping experience as a family and I believe it was a success!
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